irradiation vs semblance

semblance vs irradiation

irradiation and semblance both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
irradiation	Yes	No	No	No
semblance	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, semblance is a hypernym of irradiation; that is, semblance is a word with a broader meaning than irradiation:

irradiation: the apparent enlargement of a bright object when viewed against a dark background
semblance: an erroneous mental representation

Other hypernyms of irradiation include illusion.

irradiation (noun)	semblance (noun)
(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance	picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing
the apparent enlargement of a bright object when viewed against a dark background	an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
(Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not identical to the original stimulus	an erroneous mental representation
(physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex
a column of light (as from a beacon)
the condition of being exposed to radiation

Difference between irradiation and semblance

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